In one form, this god tears out of a pillar and kills a demon at twilight in a courtyard. This slayer of Hiranyakashipu has a form that is half-man, half-lion and lives on his snake Adishesha in the milky ocean. He also took 
In one form, this god tears out of a pillar and kills a demon at twilight in a courtyard. This slayer of Hiranyakashipu has a form that is half-man, half-lion and lives on his snake Adishesha in the milky ocean. He also took three steps to conquer the three worlds in his form Vamana. In most depictions, this god is holding a mace, lotus, conch, and chakra, and he coerced Amrit from the asuras in the form of the temptress Mohini. The [*] Dashavatara consists of ten avatars of this deity, including Narasimha, Krishna, and Rama, and his wife is named Lakshmi. For 10 points, name this member of the Hindu trimurti, the preserver of the universe.
In one form, this god tears out of a pillar and kills a demon at twilight in a courtyard.
{Vishnu} [prompt on “{Narasimha}” before “{half}-{man}, {half}-{lion}”, {don’t} accept afterwards]